By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police after the death in custody of a woman who’d been accused of wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely. Thursday’s sanctions come after at least nine protesters have died in clashes with Iranian security forces since violence erupted
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor has charged a Wisconsin Department of Justice agent with reckless endangerment in the nonfatal shooting of an unarmed man during a Madison traffic stop last winter. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne charged DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Mark Wagner on Thursday
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By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers know they’ll need to win third downs against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday if they hope to snap a league-long nine-game losing streak. Carolina is converting a meager 26.1% of its third down conversions, which ranks 29th in the league. The Saints won’t make it easy. Their
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading on Thursday and added to weekly losses for major indexes as central banks around the world hiked interest rates to fight inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% as of 12 :07 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 99
Continue Reading By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has announced that his nation’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month. That will allow tourists to easily enter for the first time since the start of the pandemic. In a news conference at the foot of Central Park in New
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 3 Ohio State and Wisconsin kick off the Big Ten schedule on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Badgers are 2-1 after being upset in Week 2 by Washington State. The Buckeyes haven’t been in a close game since beating then-No. 5 Notre Dame in their opener. C.J. Stroud and the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New York Giants will try to open a season with three straight wins for the first time since 2009 when they host the Dallas Cowboys Monday night. Dallas will be without quarterback Dak Prescott again. Backup Cooper Rush led the team to a win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Ohio man who testified at a congressional hearing about why he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in the mob’s attack. U.S. District Judge John Bates on Thursday also ordered 41-year-old Stephen Ayres to perform 100 hours of community service.
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on every U.N. Security Council member to “send a clear message” to Russia that it must stop its nuclear threats in the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that his nuclear-armed
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer says he was paying attention along with everybody else when Serena Williams played what is expected to be her last match three weeks ago at the U.S. Open. He wasn’t surprised she is moving on from her playing career, just as he is after
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The head of McLaren Racing held a town hall at its IndyCar shop to introduce new hire Brian Barnhart and quell any concerns over this week’s sudden departure of the team president. Zak Brown did not give a title for Barnhart, an industry veteran who spent the past
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 2 Alabama and Vanderbilt are set to face off in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Crimson Tide have won 22 straight meetings against the Commodores. But Vandy has already won three games, one more than in Clark Lea’s debut season last year. The Commodores are expected to
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Prospective home buyers are getting hit by a double whammy of bad news: Prices remain prohibitively high for many consumers, largely due to low supply. Mortgage rates have also skyrocketed to their highest level in 14 years. That is weighing on demand for both new home construction as
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By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden participated in a briefing Thursday afternoon on the situation in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Fiona and announced he was authorizing 100% federal funding for debris removal, search and rescue and power restoration as a result of the storm. During the briefing, which
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon (KPTV) — Police are warning people about a telephone scammer who has been impersonating a Lake Oswego police sergeant this week, according to the Lake Oswego Police Department. In the calls, a man with a “southern accent” claims to be Sergeant Tom
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN While it is known that some children are not huge fans of greens, a new study suggests that such dietary preferences could come about before they’re even born. Fetuses create more of a “laughter-face” in the womb when exposed to the flavor of carrots consumed by their mother and create more
Continue Reading By Matt Egan A comprehensive gauge on the health of the US economy dropped in August for the sixth straight month, reinforcing concerns about a possible recession. The Conference Board said Thursday that its Leading Economic Index for the United States dipped last month. The index, which tracks a range of metrics capturing activity in
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — A continuación, un vistazo a la información clave sobre el ébola, un virus con una tasa de mortalidad alta que se identificó por primera vez en África en 1976. ¿Qué es el ébola y cuáles son sus síntomas? La fiebre hemorrágica del ébola es una enfermedad causada por uno de
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Amazon hit it big with its “Thursday Night Football” debut. The tech giant’s first exclusive NFL game, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27 to 24, averaged 13 million viewers last Thursday, according to Nielsen. Amazon added that, per its “first party measurement and
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Santostasi Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Henderson County commission met Wednesday for the first time since one commissioner’s social media post was called into question. Commissioner Daniel Andreotta recently posted a meme on Facebook that some in the community call racist. It read: “Two
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